{"product_id":"this-town-wont-tell-isbn-9798892425056","title":"This Town Won't Tell","description":"\u003cb\u003eA single mom finds herself mixed up with the wrong people in this twisting crime novel perfect for fans of C. J. Box and Ruth Ware. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFeaturing a neurodivergent lead, this small-town thriller is a compelling story of tenacity and grit.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the snowy mountain town of Suspicion, Montana, single mom Janey Hendee waits tables at the local roadhouse—and on the sly, she runs an underground card game. All to give her daughter a better life than the one she had. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen her sleazy ex fails to get their daughter to school, Janey takes matters into her own hands and breaks into his place to threaten him using her cousin’s gun. Unfortunately, Janey is caught, and a local crime boss is using the security footage as leverage against her, forcing her to make a shady drop under the town’s bridge. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut after finding out her cousin also got himself mixed up with the wrong people in town and ended up dead, Janey knows she’s in too deep. The only thing that matters now is keeping her daughter safe, but to do that she must stay alive. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the twisted, thrilling edge of \u003ci\u003eOzark\u003c\/i\u003e, Rhodi Hawk explores the lengths a mother will go through to keep her daughter safe.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThis Town Won’t Tell\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Mesmerizing even at a break-neck pace, \u003ci\u003eThis Town Won't Tell \u003c\/i\u003ehad me laughing, wincing, and compulsively turning the page. With sharp writing and a fascinating mess of a character, Rhodi Hawk keeps readers on a white knuckle funride of suspense.”\u003cbr\u003e—Sarah Pinborough, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWe Live Here Now\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Rhodi Hawk is a master storyteller as evidenced in her new novel \u003ci\u003eThis Town Won't Tell\u003c\/i\u003e. An intricately plotted story about a mother trying to protect her daughter only to get mixed up with the wrong people, this twisted tale will have you engrossed in Janey's life and decisions until the very last page.” \u003cbr\u003e—Lyn Liao Butler, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eThis Town Won’t Tell\u003c\/i\u003e, Rhodi Hawk turns one underestimated woman into the beating heart of an extraordinary thriller. No stock protagonist, Janey is a single mother with a rough past who must rely on her intelligence, grit, and sheer determination to keep herself and her young daughter alive after crossing paths with the wrong people. The wild Montana landscape and a roadhouse bar packed with one-of-a-kind characters create an atmosphere of constant risk and ever-growing menace. \u003ci\u003eThis Town Won’t Tell\u003c\/i\u003e is a sophisticated, next-level thriller, built on character and consequence, not cheap shocks or worn-out genre shortcuts. Hawk’s confident, cinematic storytelling makes this novel feel destined for the screen and marks her as a standout voice in contemporary thriller fiction. I loved every minute of it.”\u003cbr\u003e—Amy Pease, author of \u003ci\u003eNorthwoods \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWildwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“From the opening sentence, \u003ci\u003eThis Town Won't Tell\u003c\/i\u003e seizes you in its grip and doesn't let go. In Janey, Hawk has created a character you want to root for, and surrounded her with the kind of treachery that keeps you reading late into the night. A heart-pounding thriller that will stay with you long after you've turned the final page.”\u003cbr\u003e—Nicole Maggi, author of the National Parks Mystery series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Author Rhodi Hawk delivers a twisty mystery-thriller starring Janey Hendee, a gutsy survivor struggling to stay on the straight and narrow. To protect her daughter’s future, “wolf mom” Janey must outwit a small-town, high-stakes crime ring. With its darkly beautiful mountainside setting and cast of expertly drawn suspects, \u003ci\u003eThis Town Won’t Tell\u003c\/i\u003e is a fast-moving, immersive read. “\u003cbr\u003e—Kathleen Bryant, author of \u003ci\u003eOver the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRhodi Hawk\u003c\/b\u003e is the International Thriller Writers award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Twisted Ladder\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Tangled Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e.  Her short fiction has been published in popular magazines and  anthologies, and her work has been praised by industry legends,  including Tess Gerritsen, Sarah Langan, and Sarah Pinborough. Reading  has been her delight since childhood. In recent years, a motor neuron  disease has left Rhodi a wheelchair warrior with impaired cognitive  ability. That neurodivergence informs Janey’s struggle with reading and  writing in \u003ci\u003eThis Town Won't Tell\u003c\/i\u003e. Devoted to wildlife and  the natural world, Rhodi lives in piney woods with a pair of vultures,  her cat, Pumpkin, and her husband, Bram Stoker Award-winning thriller  writer Hank Schwaeble.","brand":"Crooked Lane Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233779757285,"sku":"NP9798892425056","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798892425056.jpg?v=1767742531","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/this-town-wont-tell-isbn-9798892425056","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}